Dirtywave M8 Tutorial #1: Basic Introduction and Workflow Walkthrough

A bunch of folk asked about how the Dirtywave M8 was laid out, and how you put together music on it - in particular - what kind of differences there were in the workflows between that and the Polyend Tracker. To answer some of the common questions, I've put together a basic tutorial on the set up and music creation workflow which explains what the various screens and features do, as well as some of my own tips (for all that they are worth).

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[boringnation]

Just ordered my M8. Estimated to arrive in July, so for now I’ll read the manual and watch your videos. After watching this one 2 times I think it’s finally starting to click. Would appreciate if you can keep posting more beginner friendly M8 tutorials, but I’m sure it takes quite a bit of time to make these. Thanks!

[CrescentRollCarl]

I couldn't wait anymore, and set up a headless M8. I've been a Renoise user for years, but never used LSDJ. This tutorial is great. Thanks so much! The M8 is so good!

[Sarksus]

Thanks for these videos. After watching this one the M8 finally clicked with me, and after watching the Tables video my mind started running with all of the possibilities. Really excited. I'm so glad that the headless M8 is available so I can mess with this right now.

[jeremycurrence]

You hit the nail on the head with this tutorial. Really wanted to see the workflow. This is great!

[santanu-io]

Was desperately waiting for this video, thanks.

[nooooddy]

Thanks for this! I came here from Elektronauts as have been following the M8 thread with interest. You've helped me take the the plunge with a Teensy headless setup that may one day be joined by a physical M8!

[chaseaveta]

Wow, I was literally thinking, “I just bought an M8, I should watch some tutorials on it.” Then BAM, YouTube pops this video in front of my face. Thanks YouTube, you read my mind.

[thesnipecatcher]

The only thing harder than learning this box is having it explained to you in a thick Scottish accent :)
Very much kidding, love your tutorials and your music. Thanks so much!
Mine arrives in a few days. Excited!

[jakeybob]

Literally the first ~8mins of this saved my sanity😃

[TimH]

I think one thing that’s really interesting here is to consider how modern DAWs especially Ableton are like a fancy front end with something like this scrolling away in the back end (not literally, but conceptually).

[peters]

Hi! Great tutorial! Bought the M8, simply based on the videos of yours. 😁

[Meic]

Great video for m8 starters! Thank you for sharing

[bitspacemusic]

X only needs one more letter and you have what it stands for. Thanks for this, it's a huge help. I noticed the M8 isn't as easy going as the Polyend Tracker.

[Two-Eyed_Boy]

Thanks for this! I will have to see about getting this running. I saw the full hardware thing with a pretty hefty price tag and didn't realize you could run it as software

[andycordy]

Super bonkers! Love the way that the architecture and the sound used here is closely related to gaming. That will seem naive but I never got near that tech so it's an alien even exotic world to me. 808 and 606 and then lofi all sounded tinny to me, totally unable to appreciate them at all. Strange in a way because I was always in love with the random sounds of analogue synths doing 'Sample and hold'. You get remarkably close to constructing that vibe during the process of rushing note events into the demo.💕

[BOMBPHONICS]

Trying to learn the M8, running beautifully on the GPD Win Mini handheld with the built in controller.

[Interzone]

OK! Great video thank you. I'm about to chew off my arm. I'm using headless on Mac. All instrument folders are empty. Where can I get hold of these? 😁

[Screenshot]

Thank you so much for this! Also, I’m in the US and your accent is super easy for me to understand. People hating on you can go watch another fucking video then.

[grey]

Does anyone have any knowledge on the default keybinds for the m8 headless?

[SvenFx-]

Thank you for the video. Very helpful. I did noticed that you were copying and cloning instruments and chains but you never explained how to do that. The manual shows the keys but also doesn’t explain how to paste the copied items. I’m struggling on the simplest things with this. Normally I don’t struggle but the little things are tripping me up. Any idea how to get info. All these videos show the same thing. Are there any walk throughs step by step?